http://www.wired.com/ is an excellent source of consistent updates in the technology world. I used this website in my first assignment to locate reputable online places that would update me easily on current news.
http://quizlet.com/subject/lis-3353/
Adding to the first link, this is a link to Quizlet with LIS3353 in the subject. It will show you not only that set of flashcards but others as well.
Week 1
Week 2
Baidu
Baidu, the chinese equivalent of Facebook, put 1.6 billion US dollars into launching a cloud computing facility and a mobile web browser to gather information on chinese citizens and expand their mobile sector.
Facebook
Wolfram Alpha app on facebook gathers data on every user and creates a report about your friends, your pictures, time of day you spend on facebook the most. They know more about you than you thought...
Week 3
Social Media
In readings for week 3, it is discovered that if social media users were a country, it would have the population of Brazil.
10 hours of video content uploaded to YouTube every minute
3 billion photos available for viewing and sharing on Flickr
Week 4
iOS 6 Release
New operating system for iPhones released, the update led to worse maps system.
Week 5
iPhone 5 Release
iPhone 5 released; changed the face of the smartphone market.
Larger screen, extra row of icons
iOS 6 Apology
Apple apologizes for the defects in the new iPhone operating system, bugs will be worked out soon.
Week 6
Creative Commons
Free website that allows you to share some rights of your original creative work online without involving legal processes.
The future of sharing media; Good platform to share your work without allowing anyone to sell it.
^This website has 104 vocabulary terms from the semester thus far!!
http://www.wired.com/ is an excellent source of consistent updates in the technology world. I used this website in my first assignment to locate reputable online places that would update me easily on current news.
http://quizlet.com/subject/lis-3353/
Adding to the first link, this is a link to Quizlet with LIS3353 in the subject. It will show you not only that set of flashcards but others as well.
Week 1
Week 2
Baidu
Baidu, the chinese equivalent of Facebook, put 1.6 billion US dollars into launching a cloud computing facility and a mobile web browser to gather information on chinese citizens and expand their mobile sector.Facebook
Wolfram Alpha app on facebook gathers data on every user and creates a report about your friends, your pictures, time of day you spend on facebook the most. They know more about you than you thought...Week 3
Social Media
In readings for week 3, it is discovered that if social media users were a country, it would have the population of Brazil.10 hours of video content uploaded to YouTube every minute
3 billion photos available for viewing and sharing on Flickr
Week 4
iOS 6 Release
New operating system for iPhones released, the update led to worse maps system.Week 5
iPhone 5 Release
iPhone 5 released; changed the face of the smartphone market.Larger screen, extra row of icons
iOS 6 Apology
Apple apologizes for the defects in the new iPhone operating system, bugs will be worked out soon.Week 6
Creative Commons
Free website that allows you to share some rights of your original creative work online without involving legal processes.The future of sharing media; Good platform to share your work without allowing anyone to sell it.